Improvement in racks for feeding sheep



A. O. MARTINDALE. Rack for Feeding Sheep.

Patented Feb. 4, 1879.

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IINI'I'ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AVERY C. MARTINDALE, OF ALBION, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN RACKS FOR FEEDING SHEEP.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 212,027. dated February4, I879; application filed December 20, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AVERY G. MARTINDALE, of Albion, in the county ofErie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Racks for Feeding Sheep; andI do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanyin g drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a rack for fcedin g sheep, as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of my sheeprack, and Fig. 2 across-section thereof.

In the construction of my rack, I use at each end two vertical pieces,AA, connected at top and bottom by cross-bars B B, and forming an openingat a for the passage of the sheep. Above this opening the end pieces,AA, are inclined outward and upward, and the inclined edges'of thecorresponding pieces A of the two ends are connected by inclined. boards0, which form the rack proper. The corresponding pieces A A at the twoends are also connected at the bottom, near the inner edges, by avertically-placed board, D, thus completing the body of the rack, andmaking it solid and durable, while at the same time it is portable, andcan be carried to and placed in any part of the field where desired.

On the outside of the board D, at each end, is attached a pin or hook,b, to support a board, F, to form an auxiliary rack; and this board isat one end held in an inclined position by a cleat, h, while at theother end it is locked by a pivoted latch I, as shown. This latter rack,on each side of the main rack, can be easily taken out for cleaning orother purposes.

The main object of my invention is to allow the sheep free access to thehay without causing them to wear the wool off from their necks; and thisobject is fully accomplished by the construction of the main rack, asdescribed.

The auxiliary rack on each side forms a convenient means for feeding thesheep when it. is desired to give them other food than, or in additionto, the hay.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is Y Ina rack for feeding sheep, theopening a between the end pieces, A A, and inclined boards 0 C, for thepurpose of enabling the sheep to feed without waste of material, andwithout wearing the wool from their necks, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

AVERY C. MARTIND ALE.

Witnesses: JOSHUA R. KIDDER, G. O. CARTER.

